Speaking from the US, as Sawant claimed in Radio Mirchi UAE video, she makes desperate attempts to assuage her detractors that she had received approvals for the controversial dress from close aides of Modi and assistant of the BJP President, Amit Shah.

She said that she was an ardent fan of Modi and the BJP adding that since she paid her taxes and was an Indian citizen she had a right over Modi just like anybody else.

It was up to her to show how she expressed her adulation for her icon. According to Sawant she is in ‘Las Vegas, Chicago, US’ and she was there for the Independence Day Celebrations. She felt that wearing a dress with Modi’s pics on it was the best way to represent her country abroad.